13-Foot-4, 900-Pound Gator Caught In Sanford

A massive alligator is no longer threatening pets in a Seminole County neighborhood. The gator was caught Tuesday night on 17-92, just outside the Preserve at Lake Monroe in Sanford.

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Nuisance alligator trapper Jerry Flynn came eye to eye with the 50-year-old alligator's massive jaw and huge claws. The 13-foot-4, more than 800-pound gator is the largest one he's caught in the six years he's been a nuisance alligator trapper.

"He is a monster. Doesn't have a lot of battle wounds and he was likely king of his territory and probably didn't have a lot of competition," he said.

Strange News Photos (LEFT) STRANGE PHOTOSView 99 PHOTOS of Strange News Flynn said the Sanford Police Department contacted him after they spotted the alligator near a swamp off of 17-92 in Sanford. It's just outside of the Preserve at Lake Monroe subdivision, where, according to Flynn, recently several missing pet reports have been coming from. The police department, however, said there were no reports of missing pets.

"I don't want alligators hurting little children. A lot of little children in this community," a resident told Eyewitness News.

Flynn said he had to get very close before he shot the gator in the head a couple of times with a bang stick.

"It's a very dangerous position with a 1,000-pound alligator that can jump how many feet? Who knows," he said.

The next stop for the alligator is a meat processor. The Florida Department of Agriculture said the total value for the alligator's meat and hide is around $1,000.